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‘I’m with Vlad’: who are the US conservatives praising Putin?feature Tucker Carlson has repeatedly played down Russia’s aggression – and he’s not alone
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Vladimir Putin under threat from inside Russia?feature Anti-war protests have occurred daily in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine began
By Kate Samuelson Published
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How the world reported the ‘final push’ to avoid war in Ukrainefeature Western officials warn of imminent conflict while Ukraine sticks to more measured rhetoric
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Neo-sakoku’: how has Japan’s border experiment worked?feature Japanese government warned its isolationist Covid policy risks alienating allies
By Kate Samuelson Published
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How the world reported Boris Johnson’s lockdown scandalsfeature PM ‘running out of friends’ as rule breach allegations mount
By The Week Staff Published
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The Olympic boycott: a small gesture of condemnationfeature Will the diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China achieve anything?
By The Week Staff Published
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How the UK compares with rest of world for Covid-19 vaccine stashesfeature World Health Organization says only 7.5% of people are fully inoculated across Africa
By The Week Staff Published
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Explosions in space: a Russian show of strengthfeature Moscow is letting its opponents know ‘just how far it is willing to go to achieve its strategic objectives’
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported Europe’s eruption of anti-lockdown protestsfeature Tens of thousands rally in violent demonstrations against new Covid-19 restrictions
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinatedfeature ‘Unprecedented’ measures introduced as country records highest infections in western Europe
By The Week Staff Published
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Nagorno-Karabakh: disputed territory ‘laced with mines’ one year on from ceasefirefeature ‘War wounds’ still open as Armenia and Azerbaijan mark first anniversary of deadly conflict
By The Week Staff Published
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What the world is saying about Cop26feature The ‘last chance’ bid to tackle climate change kicks off in Glasgow this weekend
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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Everything we know so far about the Sudan military coupfeature Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other leaders detained in apparent power grab
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Language of blackmail’: what Poland’s clash with the EU means for the blocfeature Rumours of ‘Polexit’ fizzling out – but a ‘dirty remain’ could be worse
By The Week Staff Published
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